Kathmandu, 3rd May (IANS): Ninety percent of the ancient heritage of Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur has been damaged in last week's devastating earthquake and it will take at least seven to 10 years to rebuild it, according to Nepal's Department of Archaeology.

Kathmandu, 2nd May (IANS): The iconic central stupa, with its gazing eyes of the Buddha at Kathmandu's iconic Swayambhunath temple still stands tall at the hilltop, but the surrounding structures inside this famed Buddhist temple complex has been reduced to rubble.

New Delhi, 1st May (IANS): India has slammed a US government panel report that claims direct link between the 2014 general elections in India and the spike in attacks on religious minorities in the country.

Washington, 1st May (IANS): Using gravitational satellite data, researchers have found that during the past decade, Antarctica's massive ice sheet lost twice its mass in its western portion compared to what it accumulated in the east.